Ticket printing and registering apparatus.



v PA EAITED JUNE 23, 1908 H. FRIBDLEIN. TICKET PRINTING AND REGISTERINGAPPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEUHL 1907.

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TIGKET PRINTING AND REGISTERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEG-1| 1907.

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Ho. 891.61.4- PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908.

H. FRIBDLEIN. TIGKET PRINTING AND REGISTERING APPARATUS.

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APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 4, 1907.

M39151; PATENTED JUNE 2a, 1908.

I H. FRIBDLEIN. TIGKET PmNTiNG AND REGISTERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED 13110.4, 1907.

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TICKET ?RINTING Specification of Letters Patent.

D REGISTERZNG? .lkEP-AH-ATUS.

Patented. June 23, 1908,

Application filed. December 1307. Serial No. ii-04,999.

To all whom it may ccrzcern: it knows that l Hnmnion Fninnnnin, *itzenof the lim c of Germany, residing at Kelli, near (ologne-ontllei-Rhine,in the Empire of Gernmny, have invented a. new and useful TicketPrinting and Registering Apparatus, of which the following is aspeciiicction.

My invention relates to apparatus for printing and registering railwaytickets and the like, in which loose type plates are enipli'iyed,several type plates bein loosely separate compartments or c 111.21garranged to he transferred. to a- Jhen wanted and to be returned tomagazine after the printing.

Isl: ovention consists of improvements in i])zs ruins of the d icribedhind, whereby the considcrsbiy simplified and its ins is tron greatlyfacilitated.

in chief improvement consists in renden ing the ii'isgezine stationeryand in so forming it, that it may serve at the same time as w forthe typi pistes. Thereby the constnn iy reising and lowering, in t vodirections at right angles the very heavy mags-zine is iir-norteitimprovement consists I ting device shove the V to provide means forshifting e magazine in two directions at lS esr'i other, so as to selectthe ype plate for the required station icss and the price of the ticketor ode of execution. of the on recit ng mine is provided and d to hemoved over the magazine and hires to shaped odor. Then the power to be ythe ollicizil for shifting the printing do ice over the magazine inthelongitudinci and cross directions will be reducedto a )ll'lllfiirl.

'ihe printing device is arranged to withdrew, when opersted, therespective type plate out of the magazine and to piece the opposite tothe platen, then to press the with the ticket blank previouslyjih- I eif ted l 1c ticket nod to nting device, in which case,

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- a (ithe type plate for prmiucing" Other improvements will behereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims. in theaccompanying drewings-Figure l is an elevation of the ticket printingand registerin apparatus, a part of the rocking frame being broken awayand a con1pertment of the magazine being shown in section, Fig. 2 is aside view of the some, a. part of the megezinecnd the machine frame onthe left being shown in section through the of the magazine and therocking framml ig. 4 is a detail, which will be referred to later on,Fig. 5 is a. longitudinal section on an enlerged scale through therinting device on the broken line B-B in ig. 6, Fig. 6 is c horizontalsection through the some on the broken line 6 in Fig. 5, and showse partof the magazine below, Fig. 7 is a vertical cross section of the samethrough thedine DD in Figs. end 6 in the longitudinal direction of themagazine, and Fig, 8 is a part out of Fig. 7, in which certain partsoccupy eno bllQi' position.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

zine 6, which is shaped as a se ment of e cylinder and hes a. bottom 1an is divided by several, here seven,.rc.dial cross partitions 29 7 intoei ht compartments 3. The cross wells of the several compartments 3 areprovided the longitudinal sides of the in these guided. shaft 5 ismounted to rock, which is within niece seniicylindriccl and Withoutprovided with an arm 8, the letter terminating in a cylindrical pin-9(see Fig. 7). All type plates 2 are provided with. recesses 7 at bottomand with recesses 69 at top. l/Vhen the arm 8 of any loci zin shaft 500011 ies the position marked With 11 in Fig. 7, t e locking shaft :3will permit the type plates 2 in the respective compartment 3 to beupwardly Withdrawn from the magazine 6 0r downwardly returned; but whenthe arm 8 is turned upwards into the position marked with I, the lockingshaft 5 will engage in the upper parts of the recesses 7 in all the type)letes 2 and thus orevent the letter from shitting.

huicrni'ned ctl5 on the machine tremo Si), s. rocking trains 16, whoseside ports are i forked shove rind combined together by magazine 6 andgjrrooves 31 loose type plates 2 are .11 each compartment a locking lineAA in Fi 1 Fi 3 is a lan of 9. art

it suitable frame is placed a mag'a-.

with grooves 31, n vertical planes parallel to means of two parallelhorizontal rails 00, 00, which can move freely over the top of themagazine 6. On these rails 33, 33 a printing device to be describedlater on (see Figs. 5 and 6) is mounted to move in the cross directionof the magazine 6.

The longitudinal side on the left in Fig. 2 of the nmgazine is providedwith two ribs 11, 11 which are concentric with the aXis of the rockingframe 16 and form a channel, through which the links of an endless chain22 can move, every second link being provided with a roller 21 adaptedto roll on the lower rib 11 and over two guiding rolls 2(), 20. One 12,of these links is specially formed as shown at Fig. 4 it being providedwith a curved groove 13 and being rigidly connected in any known mannerwith the rocking frame 16. The pins 9 ofthe several arms 8 (Fig. 7)engage in the space between the endless chain 2 and the upper guidingrib 11 or in the curved groove 13 of the link 12. It will be understood,that when the rocking frame is shifted over the magazine 6, it will takealong with it the endless chain 22, so that the several arms 8 engagingwith their pins 9 between the end less chain 22'an d the upper rib 11will be held in their normal position marked with I in Fig. 7, whilethat arm 8 whose Lin 9 passes through the curved groove 13 wil belowered and again raised. .The rocking frame 16 1s in a manner to bedescribed later on held in the middle of any compartment 3, so that thearm 8 whose pin 9 engages in the curved groove 13 of the link 12 isturned downwards and therewith also the semicylindrical, lockingshaft'5, so as to permit all the type plates 2 in the respectivecompartment 3 to be withdrawn from the magazine 6, while all the typelates 2 in the other compartments 3 remain lbcked. To prevent anyfraudulent use of the apparatus the rocking frame 16 is provided with anendless chain 141 (see Fig. 3)

passing over guiding rollers 140, 140 and the magazine 6 and the casing32 of the printing device to be presently described is inserted in thisendless chain 141. Thus all the type plates 2 not covered with thecasing 121 are prevented by the endless chain from being withdrawn outof the magazine 6.

The casing 32 of the printing device is provided with a handle 34, whichthe operator can seize for shifting the printing device over the rails33, 33 of the rocking frame 16 in the cross direction of the magazine 6or with the said frame 16 in the longitudinal direction over themagazine 6. For securing the printing device and therewith the rockingframe 16 in any position, a locking lever 42 is em ployed, which ismounted within the casing 32 to rock on a pin 39 and is at its free endprovided with a nose 43 that can engage in any ol ll: notches 44, 44 inthe partitions 29 and end walls of the magazine (5, sec l igs. 5 and 7.The locking lever 42 forms one arm shaft 72.

of a bell-crank lever, the other arm 41 of which. is constantly pressedfrom left to right in Fig. 5 by a helical spring 40 for pressing thenose 43 of the lever 42 into the notch 44. The upper end of the arm 41carries a roller 32, which under the pressure of the spring 41 supportsat 38 a key'35 that is i'ulerumed at 36. When the operator is desirousof shifting the printing device, he seizes the handle 34 and at the sametime depresses the key 35 with the ball of his hand, so as to withdrawthe nose 43 of the locking lever 42 from the notch 44 and thus toliberate the printing device, whereupon he moves the latterin anydirection for placing it over the respective type plate 2t0 be used, andthen he releases the key 35 and permits the nose 43 to engage in therespective notch 44. For ascertaining the correct position into whichthe printing device requires to be brought, an indicator 46 is provided.on the casing 32 and a turnable prism 47 (see Figs. 1 and 2) is disposedin suitable supports on the rocking frame 16 (see Fig. 2). Incorrespondence with the eight compartments 3 the prism 47 has foursides, on each of" which two rows of station names are shown. In eachrow the station names are arranged in the same order as the stationnames on the type plates 2 in the respective compartment 3.

The magazine 6 1s shown as provided with a box 48 (Figs. 1 and 2) forholding the ticket blanks 49, but any other reservoir may be providedfor the ticket blanks which may be in one color, or in several colors.The casing 32 is provided with a slot 50 (Fig. 2), through which theticket blank tobe printed is inserted (see Fig. 1). This ticket blankduring its insertion is adapted to push back the wedge-shaped bent end(Fig. 6) of a lever 152, which latter is fulcrumed at 53 in the casing32 and is inwardly pressed by a leaf spring 96 that acts on a bolt 54.This bolt 54 engages with a pin at its one end in a slot of the lever152 and is adapted to periodically engage with its other end in a slot56 of a cranked rod 60 (Fig. 5) to be referred to later on.

The casing 32 is horizontally divided into halves which can be connectedtogether in any known manner. Two plates 66, 66 are secured in thecasing 32 in a vertical cross plane and leave between them a verticalslot, in which a slide 67 is guided. An operating shaft 72 is mounted inthe casing 32 to turn and has fastened on it withinthe casing 32 anoperating lever 73, a toothed scg.

ment 74 and a ca'm disk 95, while a slotted controlling lever of apeculiar shape shown at Fig. 5 is mounted loose on the operating in thecasing 32 is fastened a pin 75 (Fig. 6) on which a gear wheel 76 with acrank 77 is mounted to turn. wheel 76 meshes with the toothed segment 74and the pin of the crank 77 carries a roller The geareonstructed asfollows: The platen 52 is providcd with two hooks 108, (Fig. 5), inwhich hooked projections 101 on two separate casings 102 engage, whilethe latter are supported by a bolt 106, which is put through suitableears on the platen 52 and through tubes 105 made in one piece with thecasings 102. The two casings 102 are cylindrical in the upper parts andtail-shaped in their lower parts 104, which latter engage beneath theplaten 52. In the mouths of the parts 104 two platens 112 are secured inany known manner, slots being left between them and the upper and lowerwalls of the mouths. Each. casing 102 is at the top provided with asupport 1.07 having a pin. 108, on which a registering paper roll 109 ismounted to turn.

A second paper roll 113 is provided within each casing l02sand thepaper'strip 110 passes from the upper roll 109 through a slot v111 intothe casing 102, over the tube 105, through ,the upper slot in the part104, over the platen 112, through the. lower slot and over the tube 105to the lower roll 113. The latter is fed in the following manner. Aratchet wheel 114 is fastened. on the shaft of each paper roll 113without the casing 102, and on the latter is fastened a pin 116, onwhich a bent lever 115, 117 is mounted to rock. The horizontal arm 115of this level; carries a pawl 119, which engages in the ratchet wheel 114 and is pressed by a leaf spring 1 18. The vertical. arm 117 isrounded oil' at its lower end and engages in a recess 120 in the sidewall of the casing 32. It will be now seen, that during the motion ofthe slide 80 with the two casings 102, 102 in either direction the twobent levers 117, 115 will be rocked for moving the two pawls 119 overthe backs of one tooth of each ratchet Wheel 1 14 or for feeding the tworatchet wheels 114. A pawl. 122 or its equivalent is disposed forchecking the return of each ratchet wheel 114.. "lhe paper strip 110 inone casing 102 is l'or the ollicial, while that in the other casing 102is or the superintendent and should be made in any known mannerinaccessible for the oilicial.

The ticket printing and registering apparatus described is operated asfollows:

'ltor printing a ticket for a certain destination the ollicial soadjusts the prism 47 as to place the respective row of statioi'i namesamongwhich the destination is found opposite to the indicator 1G. 'lhenhe seizes the handle 34 01' the printing device and deprcs, the key 35with the hall of his hand for withdrawing the nose 13 of the lockinglever 42 from the respective notch 44 and thus liberating both therocking frame 10 and the printing device. He thereupon so moves therockingrframc 16 as to bring it into the plane of the compartment 33carrying the same number or sign as the row of station names on theprism 47 and at the same time he shifts the printing device over therails 33, 33 into such a position, in which the indicator 46 points atthe desired station name, and at last he releases the key 35 to permitthe nose 43 of the locking lever 42 to engage in the respective notchThus the printing device is adjusted. In the manner described above theendless chain 22, is taken along with by the rocking frame 16, sothat-the curve 13 in the link .12 will have acted upon the pin 9 of therespective arm 8 for turnin the semi-cylindrical shaft 5 and therebyreleasing all the type plates 2 in the compartment 3, over which theprinting de vice is placed. The oilicial now takes a ticket blank 49 outof the box 4t8-and inserts it through the slot 50 of the casing 32, andin.

the manner explained above he therehy actuates the lever 152 forwithdrawing bolt 54 from the slot 56 01' the cranked 60, so that theiatter is liberated and guided by the spring 57 to withdraw its free endfrom under the lug 63*, whereupon the detent 64 under the action of thespiral s ring 68 turns downwards and en ages wit its hooked end underthe hoo 70 of the respective type plate 2. Thereupon the 011i- .cialturns the operating lever 73 in the direct on of the arrow in Fig. 5 forfirst raising the type plate 2 out of the magazine 6 while at the sametime inking it by means of the inking roller 93 and also inking thenumbering devices 127, 127 and 128 and the dating stamp 129 by means ofthe two inkingrollers 126, 126,. then pressing the platen 52 with theticket blank 49 against the type plate 2, the dating stamp 120 and thenumbering device 128, also pressing the two platens 112 with the two pa)er strips 110, 110 against the lower part 01. the type on the typeplate 2 and against.the two numbering devices .127, 127. In this mannerthe impression on the ticket and on the two registering paper strips110, 110 is produced. During the impression the cam 94 of the cam disk95 has acted upon the roller 02 for pushing he cranked rod 60 againstthe-tension of the helical spring 57. Nhen the 'otiicial turns theoperating lever 73in the opposite direc tion, very soon the printedticket as is re-- 3 leased by the platen. 52, whereupon it is ejected bythe lever 152 under the action of the leaf spring 96, while at the sametime thebolt 51 engages in the slot 56 of the cranked rod 60 andprevents the latter from shifting. The wedge-shaped end 55 of-the lever152 has pushed. the two levers 92 ed and thereby put the inking roller93 out of the path of the type plate 2. The controlling lever with theslide 67 and the ty e plate 2 being lowered, the lug 63 of the etent 64will strike the projecting end of the cranked rod 00 and thereby thedetent 64 magazine and. each provided with a recess at the bottom,locking shafts turnable in the several compartments ol" said magazineand passing; through the recesses of said. type plates and. adapted tolock the latter in one position and. to release them in anotherposition, a rocking frame mounted in. said frame to rock and comprisingrails over said magazine in. its cross direction, a printing; deviceadapted to be shifted on the rails of said rocking'irame and with thelatter over said magazine, a locking lever in said printing device andadapted to engage in any of the notches of said magazine, means'l'oreperating said locking lever, an endless chain guided in said frameand connected with said. rocking frame and adapted to so operate ridlocking shafts, that only the type plates in. the compartment beneath.the rails of the rocking frame are released, While the type plates inthe other co1n} )artments remain. locked, printing device movable on therails oi said rocking frame, and an endless chain guided in said rockingframe and including said printing d evice and adapted to prevent thereleased type plates 'without the printing device from shifting, saidprinting device being adapted to withdraw any of the type. plates fromsaid magazine, tii print h ticketand to return the type plate to saidmagazine.

7. In a ticket printing apparatus of the class described, thecombination with a frame, oi? a magazine on said frame and open at thetop and shaped. as a'segment of a cylin der, it being divided-1 y,radial cross partitions into a series of compartments which are allprovided with grooves in vertical planes parallel to the longitudinalsides of the magazine and with notches, of loose type lates separatelyguided in the grooves 0' said magazine and each provided with a hook atthe top, a rocking lira-me mounted in said frame to rock and comprisingrails over said magazine in its cross direction, means controlled fromsaid rocking frame tor relrn sing the type plates in the cmnp artmentthere under and ldeking the type plates in the other conmartments, aprinting device adapted to he shifted on the rails oi said rocking frameand with the latter over said magazine, a loekihg' lever in saidprinting device and adapted to engage in any of the notches of saidmagazine, means for operat ing said locking lever, a slide verticallyguided in said. printing device, a spring pressed detent on. said slideand normally locked, means controlled from the. ticket blank inserted insaid printing device for releasing said spring-pressed detent andallowing it to engage the hook oi" the type plate below, and means insaid printing device for Withdrawingnith the aid. of said slide and saiddetent any oi the type plates from said magazine, printing a ticket andreturning the type plate to said magazine, While turning back saiddetent to its normal position.

81 In a ticket printing and registering apparatus of the classdescribed, the combination with a frame, of a magazine on said. frameand open at the top and shaped segment of a cylinder, it being dividedby radial cross partitions into series of com partn'ients which are allprovided with grooves in verticalv planes parallel to the longitudinalsides of the magazine, of loose type plates separately guided in thegrooves oi said magazine, a rocking frame mounted in said frame to rockand comprising rails over said magazine inits cross direction, aprinting device ada'pted to be shifted on the rails of said rockingframe and With the latter over said magazine, said printing devicecomprising a casing and a platen and ada ted to Withdraw any of theloose type plates i'rom said magazine for printing, and to return thesame after the printing to said magazine, two casings attached totheplaten of said printing device andcomprising two small platens beneathsaid platen, two pairs of paper rolls connected with said two casings,each roll of each pair carrying a strip passing from one paper roll overthe small platen to the other paper roll, two iced mechanisms operatedby the relative motion of said platen with. regard to the casing of saidprinting device for feeding said strips, and numbering and datingdevices in said printing device.

HEINRICH FRlEDLlQ-IN.

Witnesses CARL Smeniv, Louis Vannosn.

